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1989

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Episode 10 of 10

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1989 through archive footage and the year's chart hits.

Sealladh air na sgeulachdan a bh' anns na naidheachdan ann an 1989 cuide ri taghadh de cheΓ²l na bliadhna. Nam measg: am Poll Tax, aiseag a' fΓ gail Uibhist a Tuath air an t-Sabaid agus faoilleagan ag adhbhrachadh Γ mhghar ann an Inbhir Narann. Am measg na taghaidhean ciΓΉil tha 'Simply the Best' le Tina Turner, 'If I Could Turn Back Time' le Cher agus 'We Didn't Start the Fire' le Billy Joel.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1989 through archive footage and the year's chart hits. Featuring stories on the Poll Tax, a Sunday ferry for North Uist and Nairn is inundated with gulls. The year's chart hits include Tina Turner's Simply the Best, Cher's If I Could Turn Back Time and Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire.

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Sat 12 Nov 2016 20:30
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Music Played

  • Simple Minds

    Belfast child

  • Kirsty MacColl

    Days

  • Def Leppard

    Rocket

  • Alice Cooper

    Poison

  • The Stone Roses

    Fools Gold

  • The Bangles

    Eternal Flame

  • Bobby Brown

    On our own

  • Tom Petty

    I won't back down.

  • Phil Collins

    Another Day In Paradise

  • Queen

    I want it all

  • Sam Brown

    Stop

  • Cher

    If I could turn back time.

  • Tears for Fears

    Sowing The Seeds Of Love

  • Black Box

    Ride on time

  • Billy Joel

    We Didn't Start The Fire

  • Roxette

    The Look

  • Tina Turner

    The Best

Credit

Director Maureen MacLeod

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